by admin_user | Apr 15, 2026 | Environment, Inspiration, Reflections
Where the City Burns: A Visit to Amsterdam’s Waste-to-Energy Machine Cycling to AEB. Image by Emma Griffith. On a windy and grey afternoon, we cycled to the far west side of Amsterdam, following the long line of the Haarlemmerweg out of the city. The journey to the...
by admin_user | Apr 1, 2026 | Environment, Inspiration
NeurodiverCity: Planning for ADHD and autism in Amsterdam Cities today are increasingly dense, fast-paced environments, acting as constant generators of sensory stimuli. Sound, movement, light, and social interaction accumulate in ways that are rarely questioned, and...
by admin_user | Mar 27, 2026 | Environment, Inspiration
Amsterdam NACHTWRK: Who cares for the city at night? What happens in a city while most of us sleep? In Amsterdam, an often invisible workforce keeps the city running through the night: cleaning streets, repairing infrastructure, and maintaining essential services....
by admin_user | Dec 2, 2025 | Environment, Publications
Transforming Nature-based Solutions into Inclusive Climate Actions How can Inclusive Climate Actions (ICAs) inform Nature-Based-Solutions (NbS) in addressing urban inequalities and social and environmental injustices? This is the question at the root of the scientific...
by admin_user | Nov 21, 2025 | Environment, Reflections, Watch
Holding Space for the Fringe: Reflections on The Sinking Fringe, a housing documentary On 6 November 2025, Mirte Jepma and Amal Barre, researchers from the GPIO Department at the University of Amsterdam, hosted a special documentary screening event showcasing Mirte’s...
by admin_user | Oct 28, 2025 | Environment, Inspiration
Designing Otherwise: From Smart Solutions to Situated Practices By Christina Priavolou, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Amsterdam in collaboration with Professor Maria Kaika. Project: SMARTACULAR — Blending Smart Innovation with Locally...
